Criminal Minds: Sociopaths, Serial Killers, & Other Deviants »

JEFF MARIOTTE is a mystery writer and the co-owner of Mysterious Galaxy, an independent bookstore specializing in mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. He has written more than three dozen tie-in novels, including two for CSI and one for CSI: Miami and graphic novels based on both.

An authorized tie-in to the popular TV show Criminal Minds

Most episodes of Criminal Minds feature a briefing where the show's team of FBI profilers defines the type of criminal they're looking for and provides some real-life examples. This book tells the story of those examples.

• Published to coincide with the release of season five of Criminal Minds on DVD



• Organized by type of criminal, including solo serial killers, sexual predators, and killers with famous victims; and tells the stories of many famous murderers, including David Berkowitz, Jeffrey Dahmer, Mark David Chapman, and the Zodiac killer



• Features photographs from the show

Criminal Minds: Sociopaths, Serial Killers, and Other Deviants is a fascinating, terrifying book about the criminal minds who live among us.

Chapter 1: First Glance.

Chapter 2: Sexual Predators: Female Victims.

Chapter 3: Sexual Predators: Male Victims.

Chapter 4: Killers on the Road.

Chapter 5: Team Killers.

Chapter 6: Killing Couples.

Chapter 7: The Family That Preys Together.

Chapter 8: The Fairer Sex.

Chapter 9: The Helpless Ones.

Chapter 10: The Angels.

Chapter 11: Killers with a Cause.

Chapter 12: Group Dynamics.

Chapter 13: Safe at Home.

Chapter 14: Celebrity Stalkers.

Chapter 15: Blood Suckers and Flesh Eaters.

Chapter 16: On Other Shores.

Chapter 17: Strangest of the Strange.

Chapter 18: The Real Profilers.

Bibliography.

Index.